Tranebjerg
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Tranebjerg is a small town
on the island of Samsø
, Denmark
with a population of only 814 (1 January 2011).
In spite of that Tranebjerg is by far the largest town on the island and the municipal seat of the small Samsø Municipality
.
Once Tranebjerg had a castle, but it was destroyed by Marsk Stig
in the year 1288.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
on the island of Samsø
Samsø
Samsø is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 4,300 inhabitants called Samsingers and is 114 km² in area. Due to its central location, the island was used during the Viking Age as a meeting place...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
with a population of only 814 (1 January 2011).
In spite of that Tranebjerg is by far the largest town on the island and the municipal seat of the small Samsø Municipality
Samsø municipality
Samsø municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the island of Samsø in central Denmark. The island is located in the Kattegat between the Danish mainland of Jutland and the island of Zealand . The municipality includes the small island of Hjortholm off its northeast coast, and it...
.
Once Tranebjerg had a castle, but it was destroyed by Marsk Stig
Stig Andersen Hvide
Stig Andersen Hvide was a Danish nobleman and magnate, known as the leading man among the outlaws after the murder of King Eric V of Denmark. In Danish tradition, he is known as Marsk Stig.-Biography:...
in the year 1288.